Kitchen-garden stays
A stay with the garden on the table — the whole house and its six acres to yourselves, with a herb garden, vegetable patch and beds of flowers to forage: enough to cook with, and enough to fill a few vases for the house.
This is a stay for people who like to cook. Wander out to the kitchen garden for herbs and whatever's in season, cut an armful of flowers for the table, then bring it all back to one of two kitchens built around cooking together. It's not a working farm — it's a heritage garden generous enough to feed a long, slow weekend.
The whole property is yours, so the days shape themselves: a leisurely breakfast, a walk through the beds, a shared dinner at the long table as the light goes gold over the garden. Bring the keen cooks, or a private chef who'll make the most of what's growing.
Ninety minutes from Sydney, with the Highlands seasons on the doorstep — citrus and rhubarb in the cool months, herbs and cut flowers through the warm.
Every gathering takes the whole estate — see the group accommodation in the Southern Highlands that sleeps 26.
- Exclusive use of the whole house and garden
- Sleeps up to 26 across house and cottage
- A herb garden and vegetable patch to pick from in season
- Cut flowers around the property for the house
- Two kitchens built around cooking together
- 90 minutes from Sydney
A garden and grounds to gather in
- A garden setting for photographs — the wisteria arbour and rose garden
- Clipped hedging, sweeping lawns and six private acres
- Mature trees — English oaks, cedars and pines
- A grand gravel driveway and approach
- The rare 1860s heritage corn staddle (granary)
- The heritage water tower
- A full-length stained-glass hall and cedar joinery
- Two kitchens and the long table for shared meals
| Feature | A standard holiday rental | Seven Oaks |
|---|---|---|
| The garden | A lawn to look at | A herb garden, veg patch and cutting beds to forage |
| Kitchens | One kitchen | Two, built around cooking together |
| The property | A house | A 1903 heritage home on six acres |
| Group | Fits a family | Sleeps up to 26, exclusive use |
| Setting | Anywhere | Southern Highlands, 90 min from Sydney |
The house & garden
- Is this a working farm?
- Not a farm — a heritage garden with a herb garden, vegetable patch and cutting beds. There's enough to forage for the table and a few vases, picked in season.
- What can we pick?
- Herbs, seasonal vegetables and flowers, depending on the time of year — the garden is tended weekly by our gardeners.
Enquire about kitchen-garden stays
Tell us your dates and the shape of your stay — we reply personally within two business days.